eternalize

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eternalize

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From eternal + -ize.

verb eternalizes · eternalizing · eternalized

  1. transitive To make eternal; to immortalize. This occasions a flood of recollected sensory detail, Updike at his best, an eternalizing of the moment of that kiss which stands in defiance of age and decrepitude and the bone cancer winnowing Mamie in the prison of her reduced self.

    Similar: eternalize, eternize, immortalize, perpetuate

Opposite: deimmortalize, mortalize

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verb

Opposite: deimmortalize, mortalize

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"eternalize." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/eternalize. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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eternalize. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/eternalize

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"eternalize." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/eternalize.

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@misc{eternalize_2026,
  title = {eternalize},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/eternalize},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}